Wells V E, Schnorr T M, Halperin W E
NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies Industrywide Studies Branch, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226.
Reprod Toxicol. 1988;2(3-4):289-90. doi: 10.1016/0890-6238(88)90033-0.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) prioritizes topics for reproductive research in order to allocate limited resources to the most important issues. In the past, we have relied on an informal network including our own project officers, toxicologists, and the public to nominate chemicals to study. Setting priorities has consisted of the evaluation of research ideas by criteria such as the chemical's probable toxicity and the extent of exposure to the chemical in the workplace. NIOSH researchers are developing a system for evaluating large databases of toxicologic and occupational exposure information to identify potential reproductive toxins. When this system is operational it will provide a systematic way to nominate chemicals for study.
美国国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）对生殖研究的主题进行优先排序，以便将有限的资源分配到最重要的问题上。过去，我们依靠一个非正式网络，包括我们自己的项目官员、毒理学家和公众，来提名要研究的化学物质。确定优先事项包括根据化学物质的可能毒性和在工作场所接触该化学物质的程度等标准对研究想法进行评估。NIOSH的研究人员正在开发一个系统，用于评估毒理学和职业接触信息的大型数据库，以识别潜在的生殖毒素。当这个系统投入使用时，它将提供一种系统的方法来提名要研究的化学物质。
